Long-chain peer referral of men who have sex with men: A novel approach to establish and maintain a cohort to measure HIV incidence, Nanjing, China

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Yan, Hongjing ^a   Yang, Haitao ^a   Zhao, Jinkou ^a,b   Wei, Chongyi ^c   Li, Jianjun ^a,d   Huan, Xiping ^a   Zhang, Min ^e   Raymond, Fisher ^f   McFarland, Willi ^f,g  

^a Jiangsu Provincial Center for Diseases Prevention and Control   (China)

^b TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Medical University   (China)

^e NANJING MUNICIPAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^f SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; HIV incidence; Longitudinal study; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 84857032627     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318239c947     Document Type: Article

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